Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Payton Pritchard.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring stats than Payton Pritchard in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 15.2 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (24.8 points against 9.6), and he also scored a total of 8,482 points more (12,015 vs. 3,533).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+15.2	8
Payton Pritchard	9.6		6

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015	+8,482	8
Payton Pritchard	3,533		6

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Payton Pritchard	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+3.1	2019	82
Payton Pritchard	7.7		2021	66

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+12.8	2020	70
Payton Pritchard	6.2		2022	71

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+18.1	2021	35
Payton Pritchard	5.6		2023	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+14.9	2022	56
Payton Pritchard	9.6		2024	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+17.1	2023	68
Payton Pritchard	14.3		2025	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+12.8	2024	75
Payton Pritchard	17.3		2026	22

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons:

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 2 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 32.7 points in a total of 98 regular season games. In those 2 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+10.3	2019	6
Payton Pritchard	3.4		2021	5

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+11.5	2020	7
Payton Pritchard	4.8		2022	24

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Payton Pritchard	3.2	+3.2	2023	10

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Payton Pritchard	6.4	+6.4	2024	19

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Payton Pritchard	11.9	+11.9	2025	11

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Payton Pritchard	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 29.9 points in a total of 23 games.